LG G5 It is the first truly modular mobile phone in the world. It is indeed a very interesting product. We also encourage LG and other manufacturers to try this new thing, although in the end Moto Z Do better in this regard. After a while, LG brought us V20 again, Last year's V10 Many people call it one of the most undervalued mobile phones because it is very popular with music and video lovers. Can its successor, V20, go further on this road?
Parameter list
Body size: 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6mm
Weight: 174g
Screen: 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440 resolution IPS LCD screen
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (MSM8996) quad core processor* 2 x 2.15GHz & 2 x1.6GHz Kryo， Adreno 530 for GPU
Memory: 4GB LPDDR4/64GB internal storage space* Support up to 256GB microSD card expansion
Camera: dual main cameras (16 megapixel* f/1.8 &8 megapixel* f/2.4 ）, support laser&phase focusing, dual LED flash, support 2160P @; 5 megapixel, f/1.9 aperture
Audio: 32-bit/192kHz, 24 bit/48kHz audio recording
Interface: USB Type-C， Support fast charging 3.0
System: based on Android 7.0 LG UX 5.0 system of
appearance
The biggest change of V20 is its appearance design. It has a completely different design language from the previous generation. So when you first see it, it may be difficult to find that it is actually the successor of V20. Instead, it uses the same design language as the previous generation G5 The same metal (6013 aluminum alloy) and polycarbonate body material combination, aviation grade material wrong.
For us, this design looks like a G series product, but it uses the name of V series. LG officially announced that V20's fall resistance level is still very high (MIL-STD-810G), However, metal is not as resistant to falling as plastic. Its appearance may not be as solid as that of plastic. It is more like a tall product. Although it looks a bit like G5, it does not support module replacement. Only a small button at the bottom can remove the rear cover and see a removable battery.
(Removable back cover and battery)
In fact, we really hope that V20 can make a major change based on the previous generation of products. After all, this can form a family design style of V series, and make people more impressed with it. However, the appearance designs of G series and V series are too similar now, and it is silly to distinguish them. However, V20 is better than V10 It should be thinner and smaller, so it is much more comfortable to hold it in hand than V10.
screen
Similarly, the V20 screen does not seem to have changed much from last year's V10. Especially in terms of parameters, the V20 has a 5.7 inch QHD IPS-LCD screen and uses the fourth generation gorilla glass. Many people may be dissatisfied with the screen glass material, but you can see that it is the same as Samsung in South Korea Galaxy Note7 The latest The fifth generation gorilla glass However, LG officially announced that this glass would not be inferior to other products on the market in terms of its resistance to falling, so we don't need to worry about it. In general, although this screen still looks beautiful, it doesn't make us feel amazing.
The V20 also has the same dual screen as the previous generation. On the top of the front panel, in addition to the conventional 5.7 inch screen, there is a second "small screen that is always on". You can quickly view notification messages on this small screen, or set some shortcut buttons, etc., and these operations can be performed without opening or unlocking the phone. In addition, LG has made some improvements on this small screen, increasing the brightness from 35 nits to 68 nits, with higher contrast.
Hardware
No big surprise in terms of hardware, after all Note7 This year's new flagship mobile phones also use the same SoC as the V20. The LG V20 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor (2.15GHz&1.6GHz quad core processor) and 4GB LPDDR4 memory. The system runs smoothly and has the performance that high-end mobile phones should have. We believe that its performance in playing games will not be disappointing.
In terms of storage space, it seems that LG will only sell one version with a capacity of 64GB. Most users believe that the storage space with this capacity is enough. Even if it is not enough, you can also expand through microSD card* Up to 256GB 。
V10 The most complained problem of users is its battery life. The V20 battery is also a detachable design. However, we can't see how much improvement the V20 battery life can make compared with the previous generation. The small change is that the V20 uses a 3200mAh battery that is slightly larger and lost, while the V10's battery capacity is 3000mAh. It is not sure that the battery capacity squeezed out of the toothpaste can be much better than the previous generation's endurance. Fortunately, the V20 supports fast charging 3.0, but there is also a pity that it does not have wireless charging.
(Fingerprint sensor no longer protrudes, and USB Type-C interface is used)
Of course, fingerprint sensor is also indispensable. It is located below the camera, and the fingerprint identification LG G5 The appearance above is similar, but the difference is that the sensor module is more flush with the body, unlike the previous projection.
V20 has super audio recording ability. It seems that the rumors before have come true. LG V20 has four 32-bit DAC (Digital analog sensor), the sound is adjusted by international major factory B&O, which can output perfect sound quality. As far as we know, LG V20 can reduce white noise by up to 50%, support lossless music formats (FLAC, DSD, AIFF and ALAC), 75 level volume adjustment and left right balance adjustment.
What's more surprising is that it can record audio like a professional device. It can take the V20 directly to live concerts without any problem. LG has improved its dynamic range from the highest 120dB of the V10 to 132dB, and combined its new 24 bit code rate (no compression). This product is absolutely a tough role. The book parameters look really powerful, However, the actual effect will not be known until our formal evaluation in the future.
camera
One of the main reasons why the predecessor V10 can stand out in the vast sea of aircraft is that the dual front cameras, but on the V20, this unique hardware has disappeared. On the contrary, LG only equipped the V20 with a front camera of 5 million pixels, f/1.9 aperture, but don't worry about it It can take 120 ° wide-angle photos and more people. Interestingly, instead of dual front cameras, it is equipped with dual main cameras and LG G5 The one above is very similar.
(Camera interface UI, canceling dual front cameras and adopting single camera configuration)
Although this camera combination of V20 (a 16 megapixel * f/1.8 camera and an 8 megapixel * f/2.4 camera) looks very similar to that of G5, LG has added Steady Record 2.0 to V20. Its anti shake system is a gyroscope based electronic anti shake system (EIS) and digital image anti shake system (DIS) The combination of can improve the synchronization accuracy of image and gyroscope, and can minimize the video distortion.
In a word, the LG V20 can shoot a smooth and jam free video. In addition, the other parts of the camera are really similar to the previous generation products, but in terms of video recording, With the above technologies, LG V20 is believed to be among the best. It is also one of the few mobile phones that can provide a real manual mode when recording video. Users who like to record video will definitely like this mobile phone.
Although it may be superior to others in video recording, we hope LG can bring some other functions. For example, we haven't seen any mobile phone that can support real 4K video editing.
Software
LG V20 is the first one running in the world Android 7.0 nougat system Mobile phones (except Google's Nexus, of course). Interestingly, however, many new Android 7.0 features have long been spoiled by other manufacturers, such as split screen multitasking. Samsung has used them since the era of Note2, and LG's previous mobile phones also have similar functions (QSlide* However, only a few apps are supported, most of them are native apps, and almost no third-party apps are supported ）However, the native Android now supports this function, which also means that there will be more apps available for split screen use in the future.
In general, the Android 7.0 system on V20 looks little different from the previous system version. More importantly, it makes the system more simple, easy to use and fresh, as does Samsung's TouchWiz. We are very satisfied with this change. I believe that not many people will like the bloated system experience. It is worth mentioning that, LG's system still has a secondary menu.
LG has not announced the price of V20. We suspect that its positioning may be close to Samsung's Galaxy Note7 Tomorrow is Apple's press conference, which embarrasses the new flagship of LG. The Samsung Galaxy Note7（ Although affected by the battery explosion accident ）, apple behind iPhone 7 Can V20 stand out among them? We are very much looking forward to the annual iPhone new product launch that will be widely expected in more than ten hours Love to play computer games We will accompany you to witness the arrival of this flagship mobile phone of the year. Remember to pay attention to us!
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